Tractor.



A. E. COOK & T. VAN TUYL.

TRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6, I9II.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916 5 SHEETSSHEET I.

lw W axy @N A. E. COOK & T. VAN TUYL,

TRACTOR.

APPLICATION mu) 0206,1911.

Vulvnfvd Apr. 25, 1916.

5 SHEEIS SHE'T 2 004 f/Ziit} [lam/m 1 5 A. E COOK 8L VAN TUYL. TRACTOR. APPLCATION FILED DEC. 6, 9H. 7

). 7 1, 180,476. latented Apl. M), 1310.

5 SHEET SSHEET 3- A. E COOK & T. VAN TUYL.

TRACTOR.

APPLICAYION mm 050. e, 1911.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916. 5 SHEETS-SHEET 4 A E. COOK & T. VAN TUYL TRACTOR APPLICATXQN FILED DEC. 61 IQH.

1,180,476. Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5- ALBERT 1:3. 6 K,

OF SDEBQLT. IOYVA, AN THOMAS VAN TU'YL, OF KANKAKEE,

ILLINOIS; SAID VAN TDYL ASSIGNOB T13 SAID COOK.

Application filed December 6, I911.

town 0t (Ide- 'l State of llowo. ((Jlliiif. Illinois.

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do hcrchy o that lull. clear. and exact doscri; .ion of tho, rcfercncc lacing; hurl to the :iccmnj'm drawing; :alil to the, numbers of rcfercnce nuirkeclthereon, ch form it part of th s specification. 1

Thic inwntion relatesi o in'iprovcmeots in tractors of hotclaSs Set forth ii. on! prior applica 1 for tractor ntt-uchn'irnts for :mtomohilcs lilerl on the 17th cy-of Deccmbcr, 191i). Serial No. 597.867. and in whichthc .motive power for the tractor is supplied "from the power plant of an auto mobile adapted to be (letnchnhly connected Wi th the tractor.

The ohjcct of this invention is to afford a. tractor of the class described, noon which the automobile may he mounted, and with which fllG'SfiD'lQ may be connected to be driven fr m tho power plant of the automobile. i

It is also an object of the invention to ail'ortl steering connections wherehy the ordinary and usual siterring genr'cf the. autoi'no'bilc may be utilized in nto'crinp; the tractor.

It is a further ohjoct f the invention to :illorrl 'nconntroction whereby the (.hiYc of the tractor may he effected oy means of the renr or driving wheels of the aormnm but. 5 I

'l t on important object of the invention t qi'l'cril means for sccurrly connecting and Sllp30ii.-illg.il10 'mitoinohilc upon the tractor frame in drivingpohiiionand by means of which iLllF'POWPI" plant of'thc' automobile may hc utilized effectively in '(lriving the. machine. I

It is also uni-object. of theinvention to ofl orrl a construct-ion embodying a tractor adapted tulle-dri en by a power plant dctachr.hlymonnteil thereon and nlSo connecterlio aliori'l a, lrivc independent of the h'nrtor-wlwels for any Resircd power purposes to ennhle the nmchinc to ho ntilizrd for general: nowcr pnrpon-s. The in rotation prci'errcrl form. in illH F Specification of Letters E'atcnt.

Paton ted A pr. 25;, 1916.

Serial No. 664. 1.

11 to plan View t 2. ,3 it'i rear eicvo ion of the machine, ,l r of th s tract heels in Sect "l v.1: enlnrgz mi ongmcntziry section is no rnl u'gcil. friignn-ntzn'y iletnil chimp whcrchy connection is made between ono of the front wl'icels of the in!- tomobilc and the sin-ring knuckle of the tractor for steering the lnttcr from the former. Fig. 8 is an enlarged section taken on line 8 of Fig. 2. with parts omitted, and showing the rear driving wheela and shaft of the automobile in elevation. Fig. 9 a front elevation. partly in section. of the ma.- chine with tho automobile inplacc, and wi h parts omittml. and illustrating the steering connections. Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail illustrating the construction of tho jacks for elevating and oupporting the front end of the anton'ichilc on the tractor. Fig. 11 is an enlarged. fragmentary detail view partly in plan owl partly in section, and illustrating another power connection with the tractor. Fig. 12 an enlarged section taken FllHl'lg'FldP/ the gear train shown in Fig. 11. and with parts omitted.

As shown in the drawings: a strong rectangular frame comprising sidc rnmnbcrs 1 :mil 2. front'nncl rear transverse members or end sills 3 and i, and transverse heamn 15 and G. and preferably constructed of structural steel. are'rigidly secured together to afford :1 main frame. Rigidly connected th rcwith :it each side thereof at about the middle of each of the side frame members 1 and are upwardly extending frame plates 7. rigidly scoured thereto by riveting. bolting or electric welding, and provided with inwardly directed flanges 8. at the top to stifi'cn the Same. Journaled upon the. top flanges 8. of Raid frameplate 7. is the main transverse. tractor shaft 9, having .1 tractor wheel 10, journnled on each end thereof beyond said frame. Each of said tractor Whrcls is provided. as shown, with an internal ge ar 11, for driving the same, and journaled tran versely the machine on the webs 7, is a sh zfft. comprising sections 12, and 13, united centrally by means of a suitable coupling 14, affording a releasable clutch to permit both said shaft sections to be driven as one shaft, or permitting either to be driven independently by releasing said clutch member, thus enabling the tractor wheels to drive differentially, if desired. Said shaft sections 12 and 13, extend through said plate or web 7, at each side of the machine and through a suitable bearing 15, secured on said web and at the outer endsthereof are provided with pinions 16, which mesh with the internal gears 11, in the traction wheels.

Rotatably secured on each outer end of each of the shaft sections 12 and 13, is a sprocket wheel 17, having an inwardly directed peripheral flange integral with the inner side thereof and concentric with" the shaft, and affording the cup or female member of a cone clutch. and adapted, to receive therein the complemental ma'le clutch member 18, slidably but non-rotatably secured on the corres ending ends of said shaft sections 12 an 13. The hub 19, of each of the clutch members on said shaft, .is peripherally grooved to receive the yokes of actuating levers 20, 21 and 22, which extend beyond and forwardly of the hubs of said clutch members, and are pivotally en aged on the transverse beam 6, of the rame, while the other or longer ends of said levers extend toward the rear in convenient access for an operator standing upon the rear platform of the machine, thereby enabling an operator at said position driving simultaneously with both tractor wheels. driving with but one tractor wheel. or driving independently with both tractor wheels, as preferred, dependent upon the adjustment of the three clutches before described.

Extending through suitable U bolts 23, in the transverse sills or beams 3 and 5, are structural steel or other suitable bars 24, rigidly secured to the forward ends of which is the front axle 25, of the tractor. Said axle, as shown, has rigidly secured at each end thereof a vertical socket member 26, to receive a steering knuckle 27, on the stub of which is journaled a front tractor wheel. Said front tractor wheel, as shown, (although not necessarily) is constructed of pri sed steel or other suitable metal, and comprises an outer convex wall 28, and inner I concave wall 29, and-a peripheral, relatively flat tread 30, uniting the same and provided with a peripheral tread bead or rib 31. Said outer and inner walls 28 and 29, of the wheel, are spaced suitable distances apart by the tread, by the hub of the wheel, and by stay bolts 32, any desired number of which may be secured therethrough and engaged in place by means of nuts. or may be riveted, as preferred. The hub of the wheel is journaled upon the stub of the axle by means of ball or roller bearings of any preferred form, (but which forms no part of this invention, and are therefore not illustrated). The concavity of the inner side of the wheel is such that the vertical axis upon which the steering knuckle turns, lies at all times in a plane with the middle of the wheel taken through the tread bead or rib 31, thus rendering the turning of the wheel in its plane in steering, very much easier than would otherwise be the case, and {likewise greatly reducing the stress upon the steering knuckle due to the weight of: the machine as well as to the resistance occasioned in steering. V

When the removable power plant for driving the tractor is the power plant of an automobile, as shown, means are provided .of each shaft is a sprocket wheel 36, integral with the inner end of the hub of which is a face plate 37. as shownin Fig. 8, rigidly secured to which by means of bolts or cap screwsiitl ,or other suitable means, are inwardly facing friction members 40, con structed of sheet steel or other suitable material and of a size to receive the rear automobile whecls'41, therein, and to afford a frictional tread surface therefor around the same within the periphery thereof.

As shown in F igs. 5 and 8, the outer end of the shaft sections 33, are rigidly braced at one end, a bracket 42, being rigidly bolted or otherwise secured to the frame and receiving the outer end of said shaft on that for moving the automobile into place upon side of the machine in a suitable bearing therefor. The bearing 35, at the otherside of the machine, as shown, is constructed integrally with a cylindric housing or bracket 43, having a tbearing at each end thereof, and hating also abearing 44, at the outer end theigof through which the shaft protrudes and secured on the outer end of said shaft is a pulley 45, adapted to receive a belt for driving other machinery. As shown, the bracket 43, which supports the outer end of said shaft, is cylindric, and may afford a support for the belt when not in use.

automobile into place, and comprises, as shown, channeled skids 46, adapted to be engaged on the front axle 25, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and in alinement with chan- A bracket is provided for moving the neled ways 4?. leading rearwardiy fimn the front axle onto the main frame. a in Fig. 2, and resting at the rear ands in larger channeled ends 49. whieh extend rearwardly over the beam :3. and. lime thereto at their rear ends vertieally {injustable channeled way memhez's 49. which are eurved somewhat to fit to the periphery of the friction members 40, and at their rear end are. engaged on a. suitable am; 50, threaded upon a vertical. serew shaft 51, having on its upper end a lever or hand wheel 52, whereby the rear end of ai-rl see tion may be elevated as desired, and. as shown. rollers 5a, are journaled transversely in said rhanneled seetion to hear one at each side the center against the periphery or tread surface. ot said frirtion member to suDPOlt the weight thereofv and ih we il'ht of the ear when in plan: in driving posi tion.

Each of the channeled. ways is. provided with a laterally and ioiwardl'y di rected branch 55, vFhieh permit the trio tion members, when released from the. face plates 37, to he rolled forwardl thereof and inelined at their front edges slightly out ward to permit the automobile X. when hacked into place, to receive one over each of the rear wheels thereof and to more therewith inwardly into the nosition shoe}: in Figs. 1. 2 and 5. in whirh position the rear end of the automobile ai said rietion members. may be. adjusted verticiilly by means of the serew shaft H. to peri'nit 0? again engaging: the fl'lfitlm members upon the face plates. as shown .n Fig. or in driving position.

In the 'onstrnetion LlBEClllJQil. sproeket chains 56. are trained about the sprocket wheels 36. on the shaft 33. and about the sproelnrt Wheels 17. hei'o'e de eri e l. the latter. as shown in Fig i. being lllliill the larger to redueo the drive of the autonioliile to the trarztor. As shown also. steering eonneotions lll'filliflfl lkll or steering the tractor by means .he ordinary steering g ar oi the autonir -le. For th s pum e. ns shown in Figs. 1.. T and 5'. a mam- .mis ing a bar 37. is clam ed Hl th inner the front an! while Wherl 5 hi us -*1 n suitnhle hull P and vorresponiliv; parallel to said l ar la-tawen nhi' h tin- Wheel i enL'agrll. as illust'ateil lfil ul lines in Fig. T. and as .l'lHYll in Figs. 9 and i".

A steering {'(Hl id. is pivotally ronnerteil with the forwardly ext nding end of the rod or bar n". and at its other end i connected with th forwardly directed arm of a steering: l-'.!.H('-lile for the front lrarlor wheel. and a waneetin; rod :3. shown in Fig. 2. eonnrris the other arm o2 mid. steering lmurkle \ufh the (an-res naid ng? arm of the. trarlor heel. so that the turning of the. from aotomohile Wheels olier moinh'd on :1; 2o tu n the from Lrar p nomgly. s1; obviate. the restsza. kl turning doe to the, weight oi the front and of the automohile upon its heels, :1 iaek is supported upon the from mall: 35 of the tractor in position to engage lift the from. axle of the automobile, so that the wheels thereof may clear the therefor. Said jack comprises toggle bars 325 and '3 which are supported upon the hairs 24. eonnerling the front end of the traei'or with the main frame. Diagonal liraees and an. on th ends of said toggle hairs, hold the same from movement laterally f the tractor frame. Said toggle bars at lheir a tiralati m are provided with yokes adapted to re the. rout axle. of the automobile tli shown in Figs. 9 and 14 and a 5% anew UL". ail'oi'ds a clamp for rigidly in gagiiig l anlgo'aa hile axle to reof. For this P111 PURE a S may he need. as shown in j 3 and l although. oi worse. any suitmeans tor awa'ri'imii hiiig llnadjustment may l lfll' l'iifftal. if (lPSllPt'l.

in {he P6931. filial llustrated in Figs. 11 and ii. eeurel on the inner end 1 aft limb-id ol' the sproel-iel. ril. ore d svrilw-d. and pro y .o allorrl a rlamp to engage rrar auionmliile wheelf As jeots inwar .11 the hul oi the shown. one. half of sa d rlausping member is integral with lll'l' gear. as indieated by 69.. and the other half i'il. thereof is olted to engage. the rear huh if the amomoi ile wheel when hacked into place. as shown in Fig. 11. A gear whoel or pinion T1. is serureil on a stud shaft T2. in suitahle hearings on the \reh T. before (lesCrila-al. and meshes with lhe gear 69. and the gear wheel 72%. which (OF- responds with the sprocket wheel 17. hetore (lesrrilwl. and which is integral with the female eluteh member l'IOfOI'P. des'rihed. at the nds ol the shaft. seetions l2 and ll ll; ogirration as follows: Tn the eoir six-mama illustrated in Figs. 1 to 10 inclusiie. th Mi li n niemli rs W. are released l'i-wao lwir 'w ha and rolled forwardly into the Minna 1' oifllnrliauneled Wa 's and 15a auionaii ih 5-, mao l into plare. S

20 clutch thereon.

5 drive is effected.

5 and also ri dly securing the machine to the frame. f the radiation of the automobile is insufficient for the service required, suitable hose connections 71 and 72, may be connected with the appropriate ends of a radiatin coil 73, supported upon the main frame 0 the tractor.

If the power of-the automobile be now turned on by means of its usual transmission and clutch, it is imparted to the fric- [5 tion members 40, and thence to the jack shaft afforded by the shaft sections 12 and 13, each driving wheel of the automobile driving independently to its appropriate shaft sections through the medium of the Said clutches communicate the drive to the tractor wheels, and, owing to the difference in size between the driving sprocket wheel and the jack shaft sprocket wheel, a material reduction in the speed of A further reduction is effected through the medium of a small pinion 16, to the internal gear 11, in the respective traction wheels. \Vhen driving ack shaft may be engaged, thus driving he jack shaft sections as one shaft. Where a differential drive is rendered necessary in turning or otherwise, this is effected, of (iourse, by the ordinary differential in the itraight ahead, the central clutch 14, in the rear axle of the automobile, thecentral clutch member 14, being disengaged.

Of course. it is understood that, if desired, the front tractor wheels may be omitted. and the front wheels of the automobile may rest upon the ground to serve as the steering wheels for the tractor in a manner illustrated in our prior application for patent before mentioned. Ordinarily, however, such wheels ,are used where the entire weight of the automobile or other removable power plant is supported wholly upon the tractor.

Of course. after the automobile is mounted in place. the skids 4b. are detached from the front end of the machine and laid upon the frame for use when it is desired to .remove the automobile from the machine.

All. the connections described may he very' quickly effected, and when the work for which the tractor was required is accomplished, the automobile may be disconnected q icklv from the tractor and run down therfrom to be used for other purposes.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 11

23 inclusive. a gear drive is shown instead of a sprocket and chain drive. In this construction. of course. the friction members 10. may be omitted, the automobile wheels are. supported upon the rollers at as before described, enabling the rear end of the car to be adjusted vertically to facilitate making the desired connections.

It is, of course, to be understood that numerous details of the construction may be varied through a wide range, and it IS to be understood that the tractor may be provided with any suitable means, as, for instance, the hook 75, for connecting the'tractors or agricultural or other implements therewith to be drawn by the tractor. Any

suitable connections may, if desired, be ems.

ployed to enable the various clutches of the tractor to be actuated from the drivers seat in the automobile. We have shown but one (and that a preferred) construction embodying our invention, and we do not purpose limiting the patent granted on this application otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

We claim as our invention:

1. A tractor of the class described, an automobile removably mounted thereon and connected to drive the same, and a radiator carried on the tractorand connections between the same and the radiator of the automobile. i

2. A tractor of the class described em. bracing rear driving wheels and front steer ing wheels, means adjustably connecting the same, ways for mounting an automobile upon said tractor, driving connections be.- tween the rear wheels of the tractor and- 'the rear automobile wheels, and steering connections between the front wheels of the tractor and the front wheels of the auto-' mobile for steering the tractor from the automobile steering gear.

3. A tractor of the class described, an automobile wholly supported thereon, driving connections between the power plant of the automobile and the driving tractor wheels, and means steering the tractor from the steering gear of the automobile.

4. A tractor of the class described adapted to be driven by an automobile mounted entirely thereon, and connections for stcering the tractor from the automobile steer ing gears.

5. A machine of the class described embracing tractor whecls, a frame supported thereon constructed to receive an automobile removably supported on the-frame, and con nections between the automobile and the tractor wheels to drive and to steer the tractor by said automobile.

(3. A device of the class described embracing tractor wheels, a frame, driving connections on said frame, operatively connected with the tractor wheels to drive the same and embracing hollow friction members, an automobile mounted on said frame with each of its rear wheels within on'e of said 4 hollow friction members to drive the same frict'onally, and clutches disposed in the driv n'g connections for connecting and disill) connecting wheels.

7. A device of the class described embrao ing a four wheel tractor and its frame. of an automobile supported on the frame and onnected to drive the tra tor. means supportin; the front wheels of the automobile clear of the tractor frame. and steering connections bctweer the front wheels of the automobile and the front wheels of the tractor.

S. A device of the clas described coniprisiue' a four wheel tractor. means supportin; an aut mobile thereon. detachable driv ing drums adapted to receive the rear wheels of the automobile and driven thereby. driving: connettions between said drums and the wheels of the tractor. and means SljtQllllf-J. the front, wheels of the tractor by means of the front wheels of the automobile.

9. A device of the class described COlllPllS-- ing a four wheel tract r. a track thereon to receive an automobile. means elevating the front end of the automobile from the THU; tor. adjustable friction driving u'iech-iuian to receive the r ar wheels of the automobile. and driving connections bet eta said mi. (hanism and the tractor wheels.

10. In a device of the class tlt (l'll ttl a four wheel tract r. means supporting" an automobile thereon with the front wheels out of contact therewith. (O'llltt'llOlb between the automobile and the tractor wheels to steer the tra tor from ti e automobile. driving drums for the tract uadapted to receive the driving wheels of he automobile. and to transmit the (lll\'( to the tractor wheels. and adjustable rollars' adapt d to support said driving drums on th tractor.

1]. In a device of the class described a four wheel tractor adapted to receive an automobile thereon. an exttnsible frame to vary the wheel base of v aid tractor. and connections between the trrctor and the automobile to drive and steer the former by the latter.

12. A device of the class described comprising a tractor adapted to receive an automobile thereon, steering and driving wheels for the tractor, and mechanisms connecting the steering and driving wheels of the automobile with those of the tractor to operate the latter by means of the former.

the drive with the tractor 13. A device of the class described coinprising a four wheel tractor. means varying the distance between the front and rear axles thereof, a frame for said tractor affording a runway for the automobile. means steering said tractor by means of the front wheels of the automobile, and means driving the tractor by means of the driving wheels of the automobile.

14. In a device of the class described a four wheel tractor frame. ways to receive the wheels of an automobile, supported on said tractor frame. an automobile supported 'on the tractor frame with the wheels thereof in said ways. a hinged section forming a part of said ways. a removable driving friction member, rotatablv supported on said hinged section to receive a driving Wheel of th v auton'iohilc therein. and mechanism for tl'llllSlHllTll-rl the drive of said removable friction members: to the tractor wheels to drive the tractor with the automobile supported thereon.

1."). In a device of the class described a frame. tractor wheels supporting the same, the rear wheels thereof adapted to drive and the front wheels to steer the device, means supporting an auton'iobile thereon with the front wheels thereof elevated out of contact with will frame. driving conne tions adapted to cooperate with the driving wheels of the automobile without ri 'id attachment thereto. nietliauisni for adjusting said drivin;- i'neans to properly center the same. and d2 ivin wiinti-ctiotis between the driving wheels of the tractor and said driving: m ans to transmit the drive from the driviazs' wheels of the automobile. to said driving tractor wheels.

1?. in a device of the class described a tractor frame. tractor Wheels supporting the same. means transferring the drive from an aut'on'iohile supported on said frame to said tra tor wheels. an auxiliarv \vatercooling system on said tractor and means connectin the watercooling system of said automobilg with that of said tractor to assist in cooling, the power plant of said auton'iohilc when driv ire aid tractor thereby.

17. In a device of the class described a frame. wheels supporting the same. driving connections for driving: certain of the Wheels thereof independently and simultaneously means to receive an automobile wholly mounted upon said frame. mechanisms connected to the driving mechanisms of said tractor to support the rear wheels of the automobile and take off the power therefrom. and means connecting the front wheels of the automobile with the steering wheels of the tractor for steering the tractor by means of the automobile.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ALBERT E. COOK. THOMAS VAN TUYL.

\Vitnesses CHARLES \V. .lllLLhl, CHARLES lV. .lliLLs. Jr. 

